Episode 0535 - iRacers Lounge Podcast

6/4/2026 – Beer for AI – Episode 0535

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Show Introduction

On today’s show: 2026 Season 3 build teasers, Ascher Racing gets personal, new wheels from Cube Controls and Sim Lab?, five sim racing tips in five minutes, Laguna Seca melt down, more Nvidia news, ambient lighting made easy and a cure for your racing thirsts.

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..

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Topics

Dynamic Track Maps

Call The Waambulance

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/96116/the-laguna-seca-rescan-problem

Built-In Fuel Calculator

iRacing Physics Critique

Europe’s Top 5

BMW M Hybrid Evo

Outlaw Motor Speedway-Ohio

https://outlawsimracing.com/

Stats4i.racing

https://stats4i.racing/dashboard

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/96186/fancy-some-statistics-from-your-iracing-career

5 Tips In 5 Minutes

Fourth On All Time Wins List

https://www.iracing.com/steven-wilson-takes-sole-possession-of-fourth-on-all-time-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-championship-series-wins-list-with-no-18-at-echopark/

Year Number Three

2026 Sim Gaming Expo

September 18 – 20, 2026

Watkins Glen 6 Hour

Majors 24

https://majorsseries.com/event/2026-majors-242026

Shop vs Shop

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-june-2nd-to-june-8th-2026/

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Chad McNeese’s Ultimate Hardware Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i08zKjBSmSn5G_mCc9cHx07w7XLo03sfoytpVJkqbYk/edit?usp=sharing

Ascher Gets Personal

Tektrama

https://tektrama.com/collections/all

Good Bye Old Friend

Phoenix: Coming Soon

New Shifter From Conspit

Can You Guess The Name?

Pre-Orders Open

PXN Vectors

Is Futuristic Your Style?

Windows Powered By Nvidia

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/30/nvidia-microsoft-pcs-ai-surface-dell

You Spoke, They Listened

Fully Automatic Ambient Lighting

Dem Racing Simulators

Spend Mike’s Money

Online Profiles Are Back

NASCAR HOF Approved

Keep It Clean

Watch First

New Shifter From Asetek Racing

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Nashville

Mike- P7- had a pretty good race had a couple of moments but pretty much kept the car under me. This time we even had green flag stops and I finished a respectable P7 after not finishing for about three weeks.
David – P wrecked, unavoidable
Justin – P1, They tried to do their best to wreck me but we came out with the victory. Had to drive my little heart out for this one. Been on a roll lately won the 600 last week too. BW thanks for the paint. It looks alot better with those win stickers on it. & Mikey thanks for the support on the box in that race!!! Miss ya KFB
Tony -P35 wrecked out early some bull
Brad- P6 A much better race than Wednesday. I ran in the top 5 most of the race but a late caution and missed adjustments cost me the top 5 that I had going. Seems like the aggressive driving has continued to ramp up each week as double digit cautions counts are not fun.

Sunday Open- NiS – Nashville

David – P13, fade late, then everyone else wrecked
Tony – P28 same song, different dance. Caught in wreck

Wednesday Open -NiS – Michigan

Mike- P3 had a good run came up through the field a couple times ran top five took the lead with 20 to go was leading with just a few to go and the guy on the bottom in second came up into me put me back to 20th I march my way back up to finish P3 if I had five more laps I could’ve won. Great podium finish.
Tony -P6 been looking forward this race all year. Home track and what a up and down through the field 3 times leading laps fun time. Slowed for a wreck and got arca braked in the rear. Through the field 1st time. Was aero slammed into the wall of velcro and lost tons of spots which was through the field again. This is where i got the lead and ended up losing it out of 4 in the grass saving it and to the back I went. Through the field 3rd time. Was battling for the lead had the lead down the back into 3 on the white and was just hit by a asshole and just about wrecks me. I dont think i wanted to punch a baby seal more. Had a fire set will try it again. Also shout out to Jeff Kempf for a podcast love in the race
David – P20, caught up in usual crap, 7 minutes damage, finished with 20 seconds of damage
Brad- P9 after starting P9. Another week of guys really driving over their heads (12 cautions). Collected in two wrecks as both would send me to the rear. Fought back to the front and it was looking like a nice run to the end and a p7 finish but with under 10 to go a yellow. Would restart in p7 but would get bottled up coming off T2 on the last lap. Tried to regain the spots through turns 3 and 4 but could not keep the power down. The Premier Racing sets are really good this week just need some longer runs to let things play out.

Thursday Open -NiS – Michigan

David – P3 – two tires

Official Series

A Open

Brad W – P17 (Michigan) after running towards the front all race. Much better race with only three cautions but would get wrecked on the white flag by one of the usual suspects. Nothing like giving someone the entire first lane and they still can’t hold their line. Yes you know who you are.

Ring Meister

Mike – P2 –GT fours started 10th quickly got up to fifth got as high as third before I T-bone the guy I had damaged with soldier onto finish p2
- P3 starting first but made several mistakes, including spinning on my own as the leader, but still fought for the podium and made it that back up there. P3.
- Started second stayed with the leader we swapped back-and-forth for most of the race before I screwed up and wrecked out DNF
- Started first, but wrecked out while leading in lap one completely missed the corner and killed the wall
- Started First was Squirrley a few times lost the lead legit fell back the second we had a good three car battle going, but then I just blew it and killed the car. Missed the corner. I’m not a fan of these GT cars and I think I’m gonna park it for the week with a good finish of a P2.
- Started first made a few mistakes, kept it on the road though finish P2.

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Road America Endurance Race

William W – P1!! Finished the season off on a high note. It was either feast or famine this season. From the beginning it looked like a 3 horse race. Qualified 3rd and ran there until Weaver had issues. Spent the next bit swapping the lead with P1. Was able to get around for good on the second pitstop and brought it home from there. One of my favorite tracks never disappoints. GT3 Pro class saw a bit of a participation decline this season so if you know some friends that are in that bracket please send them my way. Great schedule next season, can’t wait to start.
Brad W – P I suck. Loaded the wrong set for qualifying, had a good last lap going but dropped a wheel off. I started the race and realized I underfueled the car (endurance not sprint race). Got through the first stop and was back to about p10 when I lost it coming out of Canada Corner with about 35 minutes to go. Never really had a chance this season as work had me out of town for a bunch of the races. I am looking forward to next season though.

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

William- P4 – Road America. The pace of the top 6 or 7 drivers in the pro class here is truly insane. Any of them can win a race in a given night. Qualified 6th, got to 5th and 2nd to 5th literally rode within 1 second of each other for 40 minutes even with traffic. Differing pit strategies separated us a little in the second stint. Came out of pits 3 seconds back of 3rd and ran him down with 10 min to go. Tried a move into Canada with 3 laps to go and just went slightly too deep. Tapped him in the rear and spun him around. Knew it was my fault so waited on him to get going and we both lost a spot to 5th. He missed his braking marker into 5 on the last lap so gained a position and brought it home 4th. Finished 3rd in the championship here. Can’t wait for the next season here either as the schedule is just as good as GRR.

Major Series – 2hrs at the Glen

David – P4 – out ran several 3k road drivers on the long run or on fuel, other high rated drivers didn’t survive

Final Thoughts

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